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Trends in the industry

I suppose with the obvious green issues coming in to practical application. We will soon be doing away with gas boilers. Unless of course an alternative to gas is found. We may of course also go back to a simpler green fuel and do away with the complications of the modern boiler. Lets be...
- Bernie2
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- Jul 11, 2010
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Electric Boilers For Central Heating

Hi all, I'm about to do my first quote to install an electric central heating boiler, radiators, pipework and electric shower. I've not installed an electric boiler before (the property has is not attached to the gas mains) so I'd appreciate any advice that people can give. It's a 3...
- cr0ft
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- Jul 1, 2010
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Thermal stores and photovoltaic panels

Got asked to a property today to advice on an issue/idea the owner had. Currently he runs a coal fired boiler and doesnt like humping coal any more, hes 83, and he has had a photovoltaic panel installed. therefore he concludes he can bin the boiler and heat his domestic hot water and CH with an...
- oldplumber
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- Jun 28, 2010
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Help needed in finding a new Electric Boiler

I was wondering if people could give me some advice. My boiler's been breaking down regularly over the last 12 months which I guess means it's time for a new one. I've only got electricity in my 2-bed flat so it has to be electric. I don't have central heating, so only really require hot...
- Oaks
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- Jun 21, 2010
- bath boiler central central heating system cylinder electric electric boiler finding heater help help needed hot hot water merchants needed oil power showers sink water
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Conversion of Electric CH system?

Is there a cheap way of converting a heating system of Electric Boiler and Radiators to either LPG [no gas in village] or oil. Thanks for any advice.
- RoyP
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- Jun 15, 2010
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Electric Boiler?

Hi everyone, I'm about to embark on my first small business...I'm hoping you can help me, I'm about to lease a shop that will be my coffee shop - after the work has been carried out. It currently has only cold water within the shop so I am at the start of looking into electric boilers, rather...
- Lo0105
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- Jun 15, 2010
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vent on door

hi there , i have a back boiler heating system,the gas fitter told me i have no air brick in my sitting room so he told me i would have to put a vent in the door . should i put it at the bottem or the top of the door and how big should the vent be yes i know i sould have asked him, but...
- geojack
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- May 16, 2010
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Trianco lock out

Hi I have a trianco electric boiler 6kw I think. Anyhow it locks out when initially switched on from the wall. It eventually comes on after switching it on and off at the fuse box but takes about 20 goes. Its getting progressively worse. I have changed the pump and thermister. Could it be the...
- shaunpritchardo
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- Apr 12, 2010
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Electric Boiler

My electric boiler makes a lot of noise when running. Is this to be expected? Can one use a noise reducing material around the boiler or in the boiler room to help with reducing the noise?
- harras56
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- Feb 18, 2010
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Heating & Hot water

I have a small property that only has mains electricity. I want to put in about five small heaters and have hot water, preferably on supply. The electrical combi boilers all seem massive. Are there any small electrical combi's or can anyone give me suggestions on how I get heating and hot water...
- paddy
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- Dec 14, 2009
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Electric combi boiler - recommendation

Hi a client / friend of mine has asked for a recommendation for an electric combi boiler as I only work with NG my knowledge is very limited in this area could any one recommend an electric boiler for heating / hot water many thanks paul h
- paul H
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- Nov 16, 2009
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Which boiler?

Could anyone please give me some much needed advice. I own a top floor, small, 1 bed tenement in glasgow. It needs a new boiler, all I will really need it for is hot water for washing dishes and the very occasional bath as the shower uses something else. I will not have gas central heating as...
- zeus
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- Sep 19, 2009
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Trianco Electric Boiler Noise Problem

Hi,. I have had a noise problem with this boiler from day one. It seems to be coming from the boiler. It cycles noisily and then all is quiet and then noise and then quiet etc. There is plenty of flow through the boiler and it leaves at 58c and returns at 48c. I had a plumber out who could not...
- david
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- Jan 27, 2009
- boiler boiler noise electric electric boiler flow installation noise oil pipe plumber problem tank trianco water
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Pump problems

I ieed help pls . The system is :an electric boiler ,pump for flow,3 port valve, open dhw cylinder and a second pump which is connected to the dhw pipe, out to the consumer .The problem I have is that the second pump, (dhw /shower/tap) is running more or less all the time even though no...
- lucly
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- Oct 23, 2008
- boiler check valve cylinder dhw electric electric boiler flow hot hot water install noisy pipe pressure pressurised problem problems pump pump problems shower switch system tap valve vessel water
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Advice require - Electric Water Heater / Old Gas Boiler

Hi, I'm not a plumber, I'm looking for advice, I hope this is the right place I moved into a Victorian terraced house nearly 2 years ago and have inherited a strange set-up with regards to heating / water system. I'm struggling to get any advice with what is best to do to upgrade the system -...
- salbal77
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- Oct 12, 2008
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